2014 recruiting

This edition of the recruiting rankings features a change at the top of the board — one you probably won't like, obviously — as well as the debut of the NOTY Power Rankings, because players named J-Shun and Geronimo committed to Big Ten schools this month and this clearly requires action.

Changes since last rankings:

7-5-13: Jason Hall decommits from Nebraska (later commits to Texas). Nebraska picks up Larenzo Stewart.

7-8-13: Wisconsin picks up D.J. Gillins. Iowa picks up Mick Ellis. Purdue picks up Gelen Robinson.

7-9-13: Northwestern picks up Robert Westerfield. Illinois picks up Julian Hylton.

7-10-13: Indiana picks up J-Shun Harris.

7-15-13: Michigan State picks up Matt Morrissey.

7-16-13: Iowa picks up Terrence Harris.

7-19-13: Indiana picks up Nick Carovillano and Jermane Conyers.

7-20-13: Iowa picks up Ben Niemann. Minnesota picks up Andrew Stelter.

7-23-13: Purdue picks up Drue Tranquill.

7-24-13: Illinois picks up Tyrin Stone-Davis.

7-25-13: Illinois picks up Tyree Stone-Davis and Geronimo Allison.

7-28-13: Ohio State picks up Demetrious Knox.

7-29-13: Ohio State picks up Malik Hooker.

8-3-13: Michigan State picks up Robert Bowers.

Chart? Chart:

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
247 Comp. Rank* (Nat'l Rank) School # Commits 5* 4* 3* Rivals Avg Scout Avg 247 Avg ESPN Avg Avg Avg^
1 (6) ↑1 Ohio State 16 0 10 6 3.38 3.63 3.79 3.65 3.61
2 (10) ↓1 Michigan 14 1 7 6 3.50 3.57 3.57 3.79 3.61
3 (23) Rutgers 20 0 2 17 2.80 2.90 2.85 3.05 2.90
4 (24)  Penn State 13 0 4 9 3.23 3.31 3.31 3.38 3.31
5 (29) Michigan State 14 0 0 14 3.07 3.14 3.36 3.21 3.20
6 (32) Northwestern 13 0 3 10 3.08 3.08 3.31 3.31 3.19
7 (36) Wisconsin 11 0 3 8 3.09 3.27 3.09 3.27 3.18
8 (43) ↑1 Iowa 12 0 1 8 2.83 2.83 2.92 2.83 2.85
9 (49) ↓1 Nebraska 11 0 0 10 2.82 2.55 3.00 3.18 2.89
10 (55) Illinois 12 0 0 12 2.75 2.58 2.67 2.75 2.69
11 (69) ↑2 Indiana 10 0 0 7 2.50 2.50 2.60 2.80 2.60
12 (70) ↑2 Purdue 8 0 0 6 2.63 2.88 2.75 2.88 2.78
13 (76) ↓1 Minnesota 6 0 1 5 3.00 3.33 3.17 2.67 3.04
14 (79) ↓3 Maryland 8 0 0 6 2.75 2.50 2.75 3.00 2.75

*Full rankings and explanation here.

^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.

NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.

On to the full data after the jump.

The recruiting rankings get a bump after three recent Michigan commitments; while the Wolverines still hold the top spot, Ohio State has made a serious run of late to close the gap. Elsewhere, Rutgers goes for quantity, the Indiana schools battle for Not Last Place, a kid named Freedom commits on Independence Day, and Wisconsin comes to a mutual understanding with Taiwan Deal.

Changes since last rankings:

6-19-13: Rutgers picks up Brandon Russell. Michigan State picks up Jalen Watts-Jackson. Wisconsin picks up Dominic Cizauskas. Indiana picks up Willie Yarbary.

6-20-13: Ohio State picks up Jalyn Holmes. Rutgers picks up Jacob Kraut and Donald Bedell.

6-21-13: Ohio State picks up Stephen Collier. Michigan State picks up Gerald Owens and David Beedle. Iowa picks up Jameer Outsey. Indiana picks up Delroy Baker.

6-22-13: Iowa picks up Keegan Render.

6-23-13: Ohio State picks up Terry McLaurin.

6-24-13: Wisconsin picks up Michael Dieter. Illinois picks up Malik Turner. Maryland picks up Brett Kulka.

6-25-13: Wisconsin picks up Taiwan Deal. Maryland picks up Tyler Burke and Brendan Moore.

6-26-13: Rutgers picks up Adonis Jennings. Penn State picks up Troy Vincent Jr.

6-27-13: Ohio State picks up Jamarco Jones. Wisconsin picks up Austin Hudson. Iowa picks up Matt Nelson.

6-28-13: Rutgers picks up Kiy Hester and Jimmy Hogan.

6-29-13: Michigan picks up Freddy Canteen and Brandon Watson.

7-1-13: Michigan picks up Noah Furbush. Penn State picks up Antoine White.

7-2-13: Illinois picks up Matt Domer. Indiana picks up Donovan Clark.

7-4-13: Nebraska picks up Monte Harrison and Freedom(!) Akinmoladun.

Chart? Chart:

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
247 Comp. Rank* (Nat'l Rank) School # Commits 5* 4* 3* Rivals Avg Scout Avg 247 Avg ESPN Avg Avg Avg^
1 (5) Michigan 14 1 7 6 3.50 3.50 3.57 3.71 3.57
2 (8) Ohio State 14 0 9 4 3.36 3.57 3.64 3.50 3.52
3 (18) ↑2 Rutgers 20 0 2 17 2.80 2.85 2.85 3.05 2.89
4 (19) ↓1 Penn State 13 0 5 8 3.23 3.31 3.31 3.38 3.31
5 (25) ↑1 Michigan State 12 0 0 12 3.08 3.17 3.25 3.33 3.21
6 (26) ↓2 Northwestern 12 0 3 9 3.17 3.08 3.33 3.33 3.23
7 (37) ↑1 Wisconsin 10 0 2 7 3.00 3.20 3.00 3.10 3.08
8 (38) ↓1 Nebraska 11 0 0 10 2.91 2.64 2.82 3.00 2.84
9 (40) Iowa 9 0 1 8 3.11 3.00 3.11 3.00 3.06
10 (59) ↑1 Illinois 8 0 0 8 2.63 2.75 2.63 3.00 2.75
11 (64) ↑1 Maryland 8 0 0 6 2.75 2.50 2.75 3.00 2.75
12 (69) ↓2 Minnesota 5 0 1 4 3.00 3.40 3.20 2.80 3.10
13 (75) ↑1 Indiana 7 0 0 4 2.57 2.43 2.57 2.43 2.50
14 (76) ↓1 Purdue 6 0 0 4 2.33 2.67 2.67 2.83 2.63

*Full rankings and explanation here.

^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.

NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.

On to the full data after the jump.

247 and ESPN have both updated their rankings since the last edition, and with several new commitments around the conference there are plenty of changes in this week's recruiting rankings. Most notably, Nebraska finally kick-started their 2014 class with seven commits in the last two weeks after having just two previously, moving them up into the MSU-Iowa-Wisconsin tier where they belong.

Changes since last rankings:

5-31-13: Purdue picks up Greg Phillips.

6-6-13: Iowa picks up C.J. Hilliard

6-7-13: Nebraska picks up Drew Brown.

6-8-13: Penn State picks up Michael O'Connor. Indiana picks up DeAndre Herron.

6-11-13: Ohio State picks up Sam Nuernberger. Nebraska picks up Tanner Farmer.

6-12-13: Indiana picks up Alexander Diamont.

6-13-13: Illinois picks up Austin Roberts.

6-14-13: Rutgers picks up George Behr and Robert Martin. Nebraska picks up Trai Mosley and Zack Darlington. Iowa picks up Jyaz Jones.

6-15-13: Nebraska picks up D.J. Foster, Demornay Pierson-El, and and Mick Stoltenberg. Maryland picks up Andrew Gray. Purdue picks up Kirk Barron and David Blough.

6-16-13: Rutgers picks up Logan Lister. Michigan State picks up Vayante Copeland. Minnesota picks up Gaelin Elmore.

6-17-13: Northwestern picks up Nate Hall. Minnesota picks up Connor Mayes. Indiana picks up Wes Martin.

6-18-13: Illinois picks up Henry McGrew.

Chart? Chart:

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
247 Comp. Rank* (Nat'l Rank) School # Commits 5* 4* 3* Rivals Avg Scout Avg 247 Avg ESPN Avg Avg Avg^
1 (5) Michigan 11 1 7 3 3.55 3.73 3.82 4.00 3.77
2 (16) Ohio State 10 0 7 2 3.40 3.60 3.70 3.50 3.55
3 (19) +1 Penn State 11 0 4 7 3.18 3.27 3.36 3.36 3.30
4 (20) -1 Northwestern 12 0 2 10 3.17 3.08 3.33 3.25 3.21
5 (24) Rutgers 14 0 0 13 2.79 2.93 2.86 3.00 2.89
6 (28) Michigan State 9 0 0 9 3.22 3.33 3.44 3.22 3.31
7 (36) +5 Nebraska 9 0 0 7 2.78 2.67 2.67 2.67 2.69
8 (39) -1 Wisconsin 6 0 3 3 3.16 3.67 3.50 3.17 3.38
9 (41) -1 Iowa 6 0 1 5 3.17 3.17 3.50 3.00 3.21
10 (58) +1 Minnesota 5 0 1 4 3.00 3.40 3.20 2.80 3.10
11 (60) -2 Illinois 6 0 0 5 2.67 2.67 2.67 2.67 2.67
12 (63) -2 Maryland 5 0 1 3 3.00 2.60 2.80 3.00 2.85
13 (80) Purdue 4 0 0 3 2.25 2.75 2.75 2.25 2.50
14 (82) Indiana 4 0 0 2 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.25 2.44

*Full rankings and explanation here.

^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.

NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.

On to the full data after the jump.